Barking Dogs Targeted

Waukegan — Residents who don't want their neighborhoods going to the dogs asked city officials to silence barking bowsers.

Those who are pushing the city to enforce its anti-barking laws said incessant woofing keeps them awake at night and punctures the peace of the day.

Charles Suits of 3511 Rock Pkwy. told City Council members that barking dogs disturb him and other older residents but that older residents hesitate to call animal wardens because they fear retaliation.

Animal warden Tina Parrish said her department works hard to enforce city laws aimed at quieting barking dogs. But she said that often her workers arrive at the location of a complaint only to hear nothing. Animal wardens cannot ticket or fine dog owners unless the wardens hear the dog in full voice.